The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-20
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Washington, Aug. II, 1887


The strain has been too much for
the President, however, and he finds
that he cannot wait for October and
his western trip until lie leaves Wash
ington and his executive duties again,
so he has made an engagement with
Senator Kenna of West Virginia to go
with him on a fishing excursion some
time this month, to some II Of the
many beautiful fishing streams in West
Virginia. Whatever his enemies may
say of Mr.. Cleveland, they must unite
with his friends IN declaring him the
best of son-in.laws. His devotion and
consideration for Mrs. Folsome, the
mother of Mrs. Cleveland, is as except
ional as it is admirable and will win
for him the esteem of all ONE at
least, though the men, controlled by
the ancient prejudice against mothers
in-law, may look upon his conduct as
Il weakness.
Senator Evarts, Of New York has
recently become the puschaser of a
| large tract of 800 acres of land
Washington, ON the Maryland side of
the Potomac River. The land adj
joins IA Government reservation about
IL miles from the Capital known. as
Fort Washington, It commands IA fine
view of the city md surrounding IL
try. 1t is the New York Senator's and
great urist'S intention to increase his
property by the purchase of several hun
bred additional acres and to erect a
handsome country house the seat of
Government. His eldest son will
be in charge of the property.
A complete report of the methods of
conducting work in the Treasury De
partment has been prepared for the
Senate Committee who are investigat-
ing the methods of the Several Depart
ments. Secretary Fairchild will pre-
sent his report to Senator Cockrill the
chairman of the Committee immediate
ly upon the re-assembling of Congress
or before, if the chairman so desires.
Secretary Endicott has left for a
months vacation at his home in Mass,
and Attorney General Garland is on
his native heath at Little, Rock, Ark.
He is also a disciple of Isaac Walton,
and w~henJast heard from he was pre-
pairing to 90 on a long fishing iaunt on
Ouachlta river. The piscatorial art
is not the sole property of this Admin
iStration, for it was the sport and past
time of the preceding, as well as the
present one. We all remember how
keen a follower of the rod the late
much lamented and genial President
Arthur was. Indeed there is a ''fas-
cination frantic" in that delicious but
indescribable sensation that the nth
bling of a fish at the end of a line gives
to which politics and ambition can not
compare.
Secretary Whitney absolutely lefus-
es to allow the expenditure of any more
money to repair the shir 'Mono-
crazy" The Secretary evidently be-
lieves in a new navy as well as a strong
navy.
A full hlooded Omaha Indian is a
clerk in the interior Department.
He has recently been promoted from Il
salary of $1,000 a year to one at ST.,
200 a year. His services have been
efficient and he has merited the promo
ton. His name is Francis LaFlesche
and he often acts as Interpreter for the
Government.
The disbursing officers of the differ
errt Departments find themselves fire.
quently at variance with the Second
Controller of the Treasury in the set
Element of their accounts at the War
Department the recent purchase of a
pair of horses for the use of the Sec
rotary of War, ha8caused a lively dis
cuss'on between tNe two authorities.
The officers of theNSVar Department
insist that the orders of the Secretary
and the President must be obeyed. On
the other hand the second Controller
Mr.. Butler, says that orders from a SUI
perior, that are in direct contradiction
to a Statute, cannot justss a Iisburs-
ing officer in making a " bng disburse-
ment of public money, n he horses it
seems were paid for OUT q a wrong APP
preparation. Hence TIL controversy.